Our Music Teacher's Birthday!

Today was Ms. Sanders' birthday! The students and staff at Barton Pond made her feel loved and appreciated by making her signs and pictures that communicated their gratitude for her hard work at the school and by getting her a cake. Below you can see the kindergarteners holding up signs to celebrate her birthday after singing "Happy Birthday" to her and a picture of the cake that was given to her. We hope that Ms. Sanders celebrates many more birthdays during her time at Barton Pond!

Galaxy Fun Park

Max Allen, Cara Hahn, Diem Martin, and Griffin Rhyne won free games for Galaxy Fun Park at a drawing that occured at the 2023 Wake County Honors Chorus event! Today we had a blast jumping on trampolines and playing laser tag. Our team actually won the laser tag challenge! Below you can see Max, Cara, and Griffin leaping on the trampoline and standing outside of the laser tag area after winning the match. I am looking forward to doing more fun activities with the students in our music clubs!

Music Club Pizza Parties & Award Ceremonies

On Thursday, June 1st, 2023 we had our first music club pizza parties and award ceremonies! Students were able to eat pizza and ice cream while having fun with their peers in music clubs at these celebrations. Our musical bullfrogs also received awards for participating in music clubs and for showing leadership among students in the Barton Pond music program. Some students also received superlative awards. The students in chorus, ukulele, and percussion clubs did a great job on their performances this year at Barton Pond, Pieces of Gold, and at the Wake County All-County Honor Chorus event. I am looking forward to having a great year with the students in these clubs next year!

Spring Concert 2023

On Thursday, May 11th, 2023 at 6:30 p.m., the Barton Pond music department hosted its spring concert for the students, staff, and families of Barton Pond. The theme of the show was music from movies. The songs performed by our 2nd graders and chorus included "Bare Necessities", "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", "Circle of Life", and "Under the Sea". There were also performances by the Barton Pond ukulele club and percussion ensemble. Our multi-talented principal, Stephanie Costa, performed "Let It Go" from the movie Frozen with Cara Hahn, a 5th grader at Barton Pond. Mrs. Costa also performed, "Colors of the Wind" with Ms. Sanders, our music teacher. We want to give special thanks to our accompanist, Danielle DeSwert Hahn, the Barton Pond PTA, all teacher volunteers, the Leesville High School Tri-M Music Honor Society, the Barton Pond office and custodial staff, Gusty Glow Films, and the family and friends of our bullfrogs. Mrs. Pakes, our art teacher, created the amazing Bullfrog Theater and stage decorations for our show. Below, you can see pictures from the event and the artwork that Mrs. Pakes created.

2023 All-County Honors Chorus

On Saturday, April 29th, 2023 we had a delegation from Barton Pond attend the 2023 Wake County Elementary Honors Chorus event. Max Allen, Cara Hahn, Diem Martin, and Griffin Rhyne did an awesome job of representing our school at this concert. These students, along with their peers from across Wake County, performed "Cantar!" by Jay Althouse, "Bonse Aba" arranged by Victor C. Johnson, "I Sing Because I'm Happy" adapted by Rollo Dilworth, "The Crawdad Song" arranged by Cristi Cary Miller, and "Inscription of Hope" by Z. Randall Stroope.The clinician for the event was Sarah Kronenwetter, the choral teacher at South Garner High School. She did a phenomenal job of working with the elementary students in this ensemble. We are definitely looking forward to being a part of this event next year! Below you can see pictures of the students from Barton Pond who attended the event (from left to right-Max Allen, Griffin Rhyne, Cara Hahn, and Diem Martin).

4th Grade Symphony Field Trip

 

On Thursday, March 30th, 2023 the 4th graders at Barton Pond attended the annual North Carolina Symphony Education Concert. Every year, students experience lessons about the composers and music that is featured on the program for the concert. Our 4th graders heard works by Mozart, Beethoven, Marquez, Bizet, Coleridge-Taylor, Kelley, Still, and the Johnson brothers at the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts. The students and I had a great time at the concert. I am looking forward to attending the event next year! Above, you can see pictures from the field trip.

Pieces of Gold

On Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. the Barton Pond chorus performed in the annual Pieces of Gold show hosted by the Wake County Public School System. At the show they performed Rachel Platten's "Fight Song" led by Cara Hahn, a fifth grader at Barton Pond. They did an amazing job at the event and enjoyed participating in this wonderful production. The Barton Pond music department would like to thank all of the Barton Pond parents, chaperones, volunteers, teachers, and students who supported the chorus during this event. Below you can see pictures of the chorus at the event and teachers and students who supported the chorus during this exciting time. We are looking forward to participating in the event in the future!